Casting shadows
Polytech University on a sunny afternoon.
Polytech University on a sunny afternoon.
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RDVPhotography
August 21, 2015
Excellent Joan, I want to go here next time I come to Florida to see my brother, really like the B&W development
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JoanLoBo
April 17, 2016
Go see it. Check out my "The Sky's a Burning" Image on my profile. It was taken there too. Great place. worth the trip. Plan to get a sunset if you go. Stay for the day and go back at different times of the day.
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Location
If you ever visit Florida, The Poly Technical Institute in Lakeland Florida is a must visit if you like photographing modern architecture. This college is located a hop, skip and a jump off of I 4. You will be glad that you made the trip. I have taken a several photos of this structure. Check out my Poly Tech folder on viewbug to see more.Time
I will never forget this day. One of my favorite photo shoots. We arrived at the Poly Tech about 2pm and began shooting. Since this was my first time visiting this incredible structure I was very excited. I shot from many different angles, even laying on the floor to get some interesting perspectives. I took this shot about 2:30 as the sun was still high in the sky, and the mid day sun with billowly clouds was causing the steel beams of the building to create dark contrasty shadows on the concrete all around. As my husband and I were shooting it started to appear like rain was on the way. Although it was still sunny, it was evident a sun shower was looming in the west, so we left for dinner and returned after the rain started to subside and were greeted with the most magnificent sunset full of rich reds, purple and yellow. It was a photographers dream. Another one of my images "The Sky's a burning" is one of the photos from this day's series and it was a finalist last year. This was one of those days when most of my images were "keepers"Lighting
I used natural light to create this image. Since it was mid day, the sun was creating harsh, dark, long shadows and it was working so well with the many images I was framing up to shoot.Equipment
When planning my composition for this photo I was concerned about depth of field and sharpness. I used a tripod and shortened the legs, setting it low to the ground. I than layed on my belly to capture a wide angle shot. I used my 24mm lens zoom lens on my Canon 7D body. I set my camera to aperture priority at f 16 and bracketed the expose in case I decide I wanted to create an HDR image of the scene in post processing. I used a cable release to minimize camera shake.Inspiration
My husband and I belong to a camera club in Spring Hill, Florida that does monthly competitions. I was leading in the monochrome category and motivated to maintain my lead. We decided that we needed to find some modern architecture to shoot. The geometric lines and shapes of architecture always creates some of my best monochrome images, so we googled modern architecture in Florida and discovered the PolyTechnical Institute. A road trip soon followed.Editing
Since I shoot in the raw I always need to do some post-processing on my images to get them to look as I saw them. I adjusted the whites, blacks and shadows.. Applied some structure and boosted the contrast in Viveza, a Nik plug in software program. I probably boosted the clarity, too and lastly sharpenened the image.In my camera bag
The equipment that I normally have in my bag varies. My Canon 5D Mark III is always in there, but my lens change depending on what I am shooting. I love my Canon L 70-200 IS F2.8 and even though it is the heaviest lens and has contributed to some body aches along the way, I won't leave home without it because of its superior glass, and sharpness.It has become my go to lens. It's great for portraits and wildlife and even takes great macros. If I am shooting a portrait. I will also pack my 85 mm f 1.8, flash, always a tripod, reflectors and a cable release. For this shot of the PolyTech I used a wide angle zoom 24-70mm. This lens goes everywhere I go, too.Feedback
My advice to someone who would like to capture architectural images with impact is to keep looking through your viewfinder. Check out all the different angles. Look up, down, sideways and behind you. Try low angles and higher angles. Shoot at angles. Observe the light and it's directions. Use the lines to lead into your photo. Make depth of field a priority and use F16 or higher to insure sharpness throughout the composition.
